Stunned by the coincidence, Leonard thought the occasion warranted a makeshift birthday party. “We need a cake because there’s three generations of the same birthday.”

“They brought us a cake, sang us happy birthday — all three of us,” Moreno said of the impromptu hospital party.

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Although she enjoyed the fanfare, Moreno isn’t discounting the idea that the triple birthday situation is part of something bigger.

“I’m like, there’s no way he’s going to be born on my birthday,” she said with a smile. “It’s definitely gotta be on purpose in somebody’s cards.”

Her mother is bit more firm in her conviction. “I don’t think it was a coincidence. I think it was meant to be,” Hugmeyer said. But no matter what, welcoming a new baby into the world is a truly wonderful birthday present.

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